Quatern: Determination

With thanks to Gay Rieser Cannon in the dVerse pub, who challenged us to write a Quatern. A Quatern comprises four quatrains of eight syllables per line with the first line repeated in each verse as the second line in the second verse, third line in the third verse and fourth line in the fourth verse … wow ~ nice one, Gay.

Have you seen determination
On the face of smallest children?
Not to countenance frustration
They’ve a goal, a destination.

There’s no cause for consternation
Have you seen determination?
And no tiny apprehension
In big eyes illumination.

And there is no prohibition,
S/he’s created the decision.
Have you seen determination?
Edges forward with elation.

Process of elimination,
From paying utmost attention
There is less and less confusion.
Have you seen determination?

Polly Robinson © 2012

Girl’s Got Rhythm

Girl’s Got Rhythm ~ a lovely gift

Find your favourite poems in this, my first poetry collection. Six foot four – Sunflower, Mother of Pearl, He Drinks Blood ~ something for everyone.

Available on Kindle ~ if you’re in the UK and would prefer a paperback copy just let me know and I’ll send you one ~ £5 plus p&p ~ also available via Amazon ~ and in the USA from Lulu and Amazon

And … especially for wee folk ~ Six Small Beasties – and a Lullaby the perfect bedtime read ~ a week’s worth! Get it on Kindle or from Lulu

Launch day! There it was … gone!

It’s launch day! At least, it was when I first put this post up! Now it’s been and gone and we had a great time, the hub got me a cake with the book cover (marvellous) and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.  Many, many thanks to everyone who performed and to all my guests ~ it really was a special night ~ there’s a slideshow of the photos taken by Geoff at the base of this blog.

So, for those of you who don’t know what this is all about, Girl’s Got Rhythm, my debut poetry collection, is available on Kindle and if you’d like a paperback version you can get one if you’re in the USA from Lulu ~ if you’re in the UK just let me know and I’ll send you a copy £5 plus p&p. The paperback will become available via Amazon in a few weeks.

The cake!

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And … there’s a wee book for wee folk too ~ published 29 October 2012 Six Small Beasties – and a Lullaby the perfect stocking filler and bedtime read ~ a week’s worth! Available on Kindle (click on the image below) or at £1.70 plus p&p from me ~ just let me know